Topic: English for the Biotechnology Industry 3

This exercise is for those who work in the biotech industry and/or would like to improve their knowledge of words and expressions relating to biotechnology. Although it's meant for ESL students, it'll be useful to anyone who wants to practice this specialized vocabulary.

Choose the correct response for each of the sentences.

1. This drug may be able to prevent this disease, but it won't __________________________ it.
  cure
  clarify
  care

2. Thanks to advances in modern research techniques, __________________________ can now create molecules from scratch.
  scientists
  research
  laboratory

3. A promising molecule is sometimes referred to as a "__________________________ compound."
  led
  loaded
  lead

4. We've managed to isolate a new __________________________ compound.
  disease-backing
  disease-fighting
  disease-attacking

5. These new techniques have __________________________ ( = radically changed) our ability to transform molecules.
  revitalized
  revealed
  revolutionized

6. This will require __________________________. = This will require more research.
  further study
  more studying
  more things to study

7. More research is needed to determine whether or not these findings are __________________________. ( = correct)
  accurate
  accented
  targetable

8. They have to __________________________ a series of tests. = They have to do a series of tests.
  race
  carry
  run

9. If something is "toxic", it is __________________________.
  harmed
  harmful
  harmable

10. Viruses are usually __________________________ to these types of drugs. ( = These types of drugs don't work on viruses)
  in tune
  immune
  in time


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